Proverbs 21:17:4Prov.21.17.W4TAB
שִׂמְחָ֑ה
simkha
“pleasure”
- Transliteration
- sim-KHA
- Extended
- sihm-KHAH
- IPA
- /sim.ˈħaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- pleasure
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sim-KHA
- clause
ISH makh-SOR o-HEV sim-KHA
- sentence
ISH makh-SOR o-HEV sim-KHA o-HEV ya-yin-va-SHE-men LO ya-a-SHIR
Exegesis
Two parallel qal participles ohev {אֹהֵב | ʾōhēv} introduce habitual inclinations to simchah {שִׂמְחָה | səmḥâ} ‘pleasure’ and the coordinated pair yayin {יַיִן | yāyîn} ‘wine’ and shemen {שֶׁמֶן | šêmên} ‘oil.’
Root and etymology
RootShin Mem Chet
“to rejoice, be glad”
In context — Proverbs 21:17
Whoever loves pleasure will be a man of poverty; whoever loves wine and oil will not become rich .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 21:17, so the Hebrew word שִׂמְחָ֑ה (simkha) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.21.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.17.W4.S1) and character.